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If the number average molecular weight and weight average molecular weight of a polymer are 40000 and 60000 respectively, the polydispersity index of the polymer will be

  1. A \(>1\)
  2. B \( < 1\)
  3. C 1
  4. D zero
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(A) \(>1\)

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Polydispersity index, \(\mathrm{PDI}=\frac{\bar{M}_w}{\bar{M}_n}\) where, \(\bar{M}_w=\) weight average molecular weight \(\bar{M}_n=\) number average molecular weight \(\mathrm{PDI}=\frac{60000}{40000}=1.5\) ie, \(\quad>1\)